Scholastic Dictionary Of Idioms - Softcover

Terban, Marvin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0590381571 ISBN 13: 9780590381574

Publisher: Scholastic Reference, 1998

Synopsis

Provides students with "ace up your sleeve" colorful expressions from everyday speech, including those of Native American and African-American origin, as well as examples from the Bible, Aesop, and Shakespeare. Original.

About this title

From Booklist:

Gr. 4^-7. Terban explains the meanings and origins (if known) of more than 600 idioms and proverbs in this intriguing book. Although no sources are provided, Terban has obviously done a great deal of research. In some cases, such as "open a can of worms," he discusses the meaning of an idiom without really explaining its origin and bizarre originality. In others, like "face the music," he provides more than one possible explanation. Each page includes one lightly comical line drawing of a child expressing feelings such as quizzical, annoyed, amused, or distressed. Not only is this a good resource for teachers who discuss idioms in the classroom but it also has some appeal for browsers, though readers who come looking for the logic behind the English language may leave thinking it "curiouser and curiouser." Carolyn Phelan

From Publishers Weekly:

Humor and illustrations add spice to over 600 definitions and origins of common idiomatic phrases. Not to let the cat out of the bag, but this one's it's a barrel of monkeys. Ages 8-up.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic Reference
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0590381571
• ISBN 13: 9780590381574
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256